September 16, 2012, 6:00AM

September 04, 2012, 8:30PM

In the middle of the seventh day without power on her Kenner block, Jill Ortego was tired, sweaty and worried. "It's a concentrated feeling of just anger and desperation and fear," said Ortego, 45, who works in the office of Jefferson Parish Assessor Tom Capella. "I'm worried about the older folks. It's like a feeling of hopelessness. Is the... Full story »

September 04, 2012, 8:53AM

New Orleans city government begins returning to normal today after losing a week to Hurricane Isaac. The first high-profile event will be a special City Council meeting this morning at which council members plan to vent their frustration over how long it took Entergy to make a major dent in the huge number of customers who lost electricity because... Full story »

September 04, 2012, 6:25AM

On their sixth afternoon camped on the sidewalk of Belleville Street, a dozen neighbors seeking refuge from sweltering, dark homes stood watch over the remains of Algiers Point's public enemy No. 1. It had been a 40-foot oak tree, uprooted by Hurricane Isaac and tipped precariously into the power lines across the street. The surrounding blocks went dark for... Full story »

September 03, 2012, 3:00PM

September 03, 2012, 2:20PM

In the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac, Plaquemines Parish has brought in four pumps to help pump water out of the area between LaReussite and West Pointe-la-Hache on the west bank. In addition, officials are hoping to get some relief from 12 intentional breeches on the back levee of the west bank to allow water to flow out of the... Full story »

September 03, 2012, 1:59PM

Utility companies have restored power to most Louisiana residents, six days after Hurricane Isaac struck the state. The Public Service Commission reported Monday that 125,000 homes and businesses remained without electricity -- about 6 percent of the customers statewide. After the storm came ashore, more than 900,000 customers lost their power, nearing half the homes and businesses around the... Full story »

August 31, 2012, 9:11PM

Jefferson Parish President John Young is calling for inquiries and penalties against Entergy for what he described as an unacceptably slow pace of power restoration after Hurricane Isaac. From 9 a.m. to after 7 p.m. Friday, he said, 8,631 customers were restored, still leaving 137,400 customers, or about 66 percent of the parish, without electricity. "It is not usually... Full story »

August 31, 2012, 11:53AM

Long lines, spotty power and heavy traffic were prevalent throughout the West Bank on Friday as residents scrambled following Hurricane Isaac to get to Louisiana National Guard supply distribution stations or the few grocery stores, gas stations and businesses now open. Traffic was horrendous on most major arteries on the West Bank as residents tried to get much needed... Full story »

August 31, 2012, 8:07AM

In the aftermath of Hurricane Issac the three main local power companies reported 591,497 customers throughout the state of Louisiana were without power as of 7 a.m. Friday morning on their various websites. Entergy Inc. reported a total of 521,825 customers without power; Cleco reported 45,467; and Washington-St. Tammany Electric Cooperative Inc. reported 24,205. The totals for area parishes... Full story »

August 30, 2012, 10:33PM

About 2,000 more utility customers in the metro New Orleans area have power now than 90 minutes ago, but some of those who had power are back in the dark at least temporarily. As of 10:30 p.m. about 72 percent of customers in the area remain without service in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. More than 397,000 Entergy (view... Full story »

August 30, 2012, 6:18PM

By late afternoon Thursday, utility companies had restored power to tens of thousands of customers across southern Louisiana, making some headway hours after heavy winds from the remnants of Isaac died down and left behind more than 870,000 homes and businesses without power. Hurricane Isaac Entergy Corp., the New Orleans utility giant, dispatched crews to begin assessing the damage... Full story »